The UEFA champions league appears to be one of the major if not the most prestigious club competition among European football clubs. In the last decade English teams faired well in the competition as we see the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United most times making it to the semifinal and sometimes beyond as the 2008 final episode of the competition even featured two English teams. But this decade seem crippled for the teams in England especially the last four editions of the competitions. But on the other hand, the mighty Spanish titans Barcelona, Real madrid and Athletico madrid seem to dominate the semifinals of the competition with one or none English team showcasing.

From my point of view, a reason to the recent disappointing outings of the English teams could be how the transfer market had turned out especially between Spain and England. The Spanish warriors Real Madrid and Barcelona lure high quality players from reputable clubs in England with exorbitant transfer fees, this transaction at the long run leaves the English clubs wanting at the end of the day and settling for a replacement that is not as good as the sold out quality. Example of such high profile transfer... read more http://viewingcentres..com.ng/2017/07/transfer-market-way-spanish-clubs.html